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Liquid Orchard, Inc. received a $175,000 Project Grant award from the Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (CFDA 10.212) effective September 1, 2025, through April 30, 2027. The company is developing an innovative whole-fruit beverage processing technology utilizing high-pressure techniques exceeding 100 megapascals to break down whole apples—including peels and pulp—into...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded L & M Companies Inc. dba L & M West a $536,554 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) on September 30, 2021. The grant will support the creation of a mobile processing unit to convert cabbage grown by local farmers in North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida into value-added products for distribution within a 50-mile radius. Specifically, the mobile unit will produce cabbage...

The Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas received a $779,188 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to support the Expanding Farmers' Opportunities Program from September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2024. The program will partner local farmers who sell at markets in Northwest Arkansas with the Arkansas Food Innovation Center to develop shelf-stable food products...

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $256,284 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to Reap Food Group Inc. to design and pilot a wholesale farm fresh atlas and wholesale-ready program. The atlas and program aim to increase sales from small- and medium-scale farmers in Southern Wisconsin to institutional buyers by establishing a digital wholesale directory and building readiness support for farmers interested in scaling up...

This $837,142 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) will support efforts by the Kentucky Horticulture Council and partners to expand markets and reduce post-harvest losses for specialty crop growers in Kentucky. The Council and University of Kentucky will provide direct technical assistance to 250 growers on post-harvest handling and marketing improvements and will assist 80...

RYP Labs, Inc. received a $255,044 Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Industrial Innovation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop delivery systems for the controlled release of bioactive compounds to extend the shelf life of perishable agricultural products. The one-year grant period, awarded on September 1, 2021 and concluding on August 31, 2022, will support RYP Labs' efforts to design and test encapsulation...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded Kefruits, LLC a $250,000 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) on September 20, 2022. The grant will support Kefruits, LLC's efforts to develop, coordinate and expand local and regional food systems in Puerto Rico through September 2024. As part of the Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP), FMLFPP aims to support the development of local and regional food systems through competitive grants....

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Small Batch Kitchen Cafe And Market LLC a $937,500 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The grant will support the awardee's Value-Added Production Expansion, Diversification, and Co-Packing to Reduce On-Farm Food Waste Project. Specifically, the awardee will diversify and expand its production capabilities to develop a small-batch co-packing program for small and mid-sized local producers in...

The Northeast Iowa Resource Conservation & Development Council will use a $532,012 Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program grant to revitalize northeast Iowa orchards. The Council will develop an orchard education and training initiative, Driftless Area branding campaign, and provide access to a mobile juice press and trained operators. This aims to create economic opportunities for rural producers by allowing them to...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) to Fincas Luis Roig Inc., a minority-owned for-profit organization in Puerto Rico. The grant, with a performance period of September 2023 to September 2025, will support initiatives to develop, coordinate, and expand direct producer-to-consumer marketing channels and local/regional food business enterprises in the region....